http://www.democraticaudit.com/?p=5850 If England players must sing the national anthem at the football World Cup, it should not be ‘God Save the Queen’ With the football World Cup approaching, England manager Roy Hodgson is insisting that his players sing the national anthem before each game. We asked a number of democracy experts to share their views […]

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/blog/2012/jul/15/english-sports-teams-anthem Should English sports teams have an English anthem? David Cameron apparently thinks so, and his choice would be Jerusalem. What song would you like to hear before matches and during medal ceremonies? Divers Tom Daley and Max Brick were part of England’s Commonwealth Games team in Delhi that used Jerusalem as an anthem. David […]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10407937 From the section UK Politics Image caption The English team is in South Africa and some say they need an English anthem Parliament should debate the case for an “English national anthem” that fans can sing at sporting events like the World Cup, a Lib Dem MP has said. Greg Mulholland said it was […]

http://www.thisdayinquotes.com/2011/03/englands-green-and-pleasant-land.html March 28, 2015 “England’s green and pleasant land” If you’re not British, you may only be vaguely aware of the song “Jerusalem.” But the tune and lyrics are very familiar to the people of England. It is England’s unofficial national anthem, like “God Bless America” is in the United States. Some Brits have urged […]